Ice-harvester.



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ALBERT Il. HAIIIILEY., NEWTON. XAIIAWUIITTI.

ICE-HARVEITEI.

lpecllcatton c! Lettera hiaat.

Patented Jail. 11, 1910.

pplloatlon lied January 3i. im. krial la. 413,602.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that l, Anniziri' N. lhiniienLe-i' of Newton, in the county of lilidtllesex nii Stute o4l Massachusetts, hiive invented certiiin new niid useful lm irovcmcnts in Icellarvcstcrn, of which the ollowing is u speci ficiition.

This invention relates to power mechanism for cutting piirnllel grooves in fields of ice preperntory to converting the icojnto blocks, it ing the practice to cut. interseetin grooves in the upper sui'fiico of the ioe tiel( about. two-thirds of the tliiekiieiis of the, ice, and then complete the detachment of the cakes of ice by splitting the ice in continuotion of said grooves.

My invention is embodied in ii vehicle adapted to run upon an ice field, und provided vvitli n motor. traction wheels ili'iveii thereby for iiiipelliug the vehicle, n troni-verse saw ahaft movable vertically relatively to the home of the vehicle, niul provided with a plurality of saws adapted to cnt groovce of an desired depth in t ic ice, and connections wacn the motor, the i-iiiw shaft nud the drivin wheels, said connections being ldapt to rotate the anw shaft in any position or at any height to which it. nuiy he ndjuat'cd, and to iliipel the driving wheels nt n speed proportiometc to the depth of the eut of the nwo, no tlmt the innchino muy be driven at its minimum speed when the saws are at their maximum depth, und at n maximum s when the siiwa are nt their minimum epth.

The invention consists in the several improvements which I will now proceed to dcacribo and claim.

Ofthe accoinpiin ing drawings, forming a part of thin speci nom-Figure l re reacnta a longitudinal vertical section o an ico-harvesting machine embodying my invention, the said section being on the plane l of line C D of Fig. 2. FiF. 2 re recente a ane horilontal notion on the p o line A B of Fim, and a plan view of the parte below aald Fig. represents a front end elevaticn of the machine. Fig 4 iepreeeiits a rear end elevation. representa in aaparate views, certain etaile ofthe saw shaft and laws. Figa. 0' and 7 l.r'preeent eectional details hereinafter refer to.

The lame numerals of reference indicate the camo parte in all the tlgu ras. The frainc' of the machina, which muy be of any euitebleform, liii supported by traction wheels 3 allixed to a driving axle 4, and runners 5 which are located at opposite sides of the frame.

o represents n horizontal anw carrying shaft, which entendu through the space ba tween the runners 5 und across said runnen, und is provided with u aerien of circular lawa 7. The saw shaft tl is journaled in bearings 8 8 having chunks or arms il, which are pivoted nt 10 to the end portions of a verticallyn'ioviible ca rrier l2, Said carrier being movable in iiides 13 affixed to the siipportin freine.. eens are provided for raisin and lowering the carrier l2 to corres riiise and lower the saw shaft an and thus cause the latter to enter the ice to n only nny desired depth, the said means comprising a. lever 14 pivoted at 15 to a han r 16 mid lever hiivin a movable do 17 at aptod to engage n note ed segment 1 to lock the lever, and hold the carrier l2 and the new! nt. any desired height.

lll represents a gasolene or other suitable motor, anp rted y the frame, the ahaft of the motor' ing shown at 20, and provided with n ily wheel 2l. The motor aliaft 20 formo one member of a rcctional shaft which imparts i'otiiry motion from the motor to thc min' shaft (l. said sectional shaft. including n section or member 22 having a bevel ar 23 nieshin with a bevel gear 24 allix to the saw aft, and an intermediate section or member 25 which is connected with the member 20 vby a clutch 26, and with the member 22 by n universel joint 27, eee Figa.

l and (l. en the members of the clutch 2t) aie engaged with each other, the sectional uhiift im arts motion from the motor to the new elia t, the universal joint 27 permitting the saw alinftto rige and fall aa'indicated by dotted linea in Fig. 1. made for driving the aaw aliaft at any height to .which it may be adjusted and for ci'iiinin each aaw to cut a groove oi any de aired vcpth in the icc. The clutch 26 cnablca the saw ahaft. to be disconnected from tbc motor when it i'a dcaired to impel the inacliine over the icc''witliout driving the nawa.

Connections are. provided between the motor shaft 20 and tli'cdriviiig axle 4, said colinections including nge aperd gear! 22 or other suitable means drivin the axle 4 and traction' wbaala at dieran speeds, ao that the speed of themacliine may be pro- Provision il tbiia y llt t "a" e d engeging ii iiitalil renten. Y

portiolied to the depth of out of the iiiiwii, the inlchine heiiig driven iit ii minimum :Feed when the uw# iire nt their inuxiiniini eptli, iind iit'ii in iixiniuni speed when tho new? are iit their niiiiiiiinin depth. Any iiiiitable erstem of chungo gears iniiy be employed for this purpoiie, iiiid iis such ineeheiinun ie well known, I hiive deemed it eutlieieiit to illugtrlte .the ienne only conventioinilly, :is indieeted in' Fig. 2, it boing siitlicient to sii that motionl is communicated from the iiliii t to the loting change iiis 22, tliroii i n #luft 28 having n here iir 2t mes ing with e bevel geur 30 etlix to the shaft 20,

motion being coiiimunicnted from the ehln goers to the driving uxle 4 through n shii tl hovinie er :l2 meshing with n lurger geurll ii xt. to the drivingiixle. 'lhe shiift 28 imi] be provided with e slidnblo geur 34, ree Figs. .2 iui'd 7, which mii bo moved to edget the desired-.chen o speed of the driving iixle liy ineens o 'e lever 8o suitiibly mounted on the supporting frame, one erin of seid lever bein connected by e rod 87 with e bell crunk ever 38, which is pivoted at 39 to the supporting freine und is connected by ii rod 40 with the slidnble gear 34. 'lldie nienlers of thel ii'liitoh 26 me bili eniini ieengngef y meiinii o n ever s secured to the rock stuft 3o, seid rock iiheft having etl its inner end n short erm 410 connected by e red 48 with e lever 42 ful crunied on the frame of the machine und operatively connected with one of the eliiieli4 mornliorn, tho lover 4l lining provided with meehine to he moved in ii ireotiou parallel with groeven ent by ii previous trip.

18 represents u steering shoe, which iii iitlixed to ii vertieiil steering post t!) jonrnlled in hearings on the freine ot' the nnichiiie, und provided with n sti-erin hiindle or till -whieh iiniv he ndiustei to dilleirnt ouch reetion lm ving ii positions, iin thiit it muy lie iieeemilile from he front or i'eiir iis shown hy full uml dotted lint* in AFig. l. v'llio fuite of tlm shoe 4H wliieh hours on tho iee i.i prefei'iilily provided with suitable sliiirp-edgol runners, uitiipted to cutl intothu ico, une etleet u stm-ring engemeiit therewith, when the steering post iii turned hy uieiiuii of itl hiuidle.

The iiiw iihiitt iii preferulily. isiiupoe'ed of sections, eiieh motion having iit one end ii lieiid 52 provided withu. sipuiro projecting honi 53 udiiptod to enter u iiquiire orilioo .'rt in the center of ii uw 7. the other end of houd fili ii'tivldtid with n l||ulro noem -lupu-d o reeeive the boiiii 68 et.' the iid'iieiint neetiou. In oie-ene bling thepiirtii o? anni 53 nre inserted in tho holes in tho -u\vs, und then in the iioi'ketii Mi. the two Iieiidii fr.: und 51' heilig Ilieii neeurel) roiiiieeted liy bolts 5T. llroriiiioii in thus nuide for detnelielily seeining the siiws to the uw iiliii ft. iiiid for giving tliesliii lt the desired strength and wtitlneiei.

'l'he described mlehine iniir he operiited iis follows: 'l'he sims hein ire, und the ineiiiberii o the elutch 2li hein ilioeonneetml. the engine is stuited to propiii the iniieliine to the point here the entting is to be mninienecd. siiitulilo line liiiviii lieen innrkod ut the. outer edge of the lieli the nuiehine is run into position with the iinw ut one end of the series on enid line. 'l`he driving geur eoiiiieotin the niotoi' with the driving uxle, is then i iseoiineeted, und the nii-inherit of the elutch .tt ore roniiccted to enlise the rotation ol' the siiws. 'lheSe are grnduully lowered until the iiiiwii hiive entered the iee to the desired de itli. 'l`lie niiiehine is then started iiheiid on t ie slowest speed, the spoed being gradually ine-reused until it 'ie iiutlieieiit according to the depth of cnt. lf it is found thnt the siiws heroine blocked, the speed of the iniichiiie should he reduced. When the end of the row rcnohed, the inenib'eru of the eliiteh '.'ti nro iiepnrnted, i'ind the siiw freine is raised. 'l'lie machine is then run into position to eut iii the opposite direction, undis-i iineh n distunce from the lost-mentioned cut thut the guide 45 nt one eide of the inuchno, will drop into thiit move. The ieiwii iiro then lowered, und t io machine operuted no before.

The slidiililc 'eur ill und the'nieuns iuoving it, enel e the driving uxle to lie disconnected froin thoinotor iii order thiit the saws muy lie opi-ruled iilone, while the friiuie of theyiuiiehine is stiitioiinrv, until the uws liiive entered the lee to u suilioieiit depth. lt will be neen, therefore, tliut provision is iiiiide for disconneeting either tho uw hilft or the driving iixle froni tho niotoi', so that either of suid ports muy liu opernted indopeiideiitly.

Uprights liti eoniieel cross bum til of the Iii' tliroiigli wliieh tio Huw iihiift tl plissee, snid i-'lnift huving eolliirii (i3 (iiee llg. 2) wliieh eonet'with the outer aides of the up rights to prevent eiiduise iiioveinent of tio shaft. 'l'he'eentnr of th" vcurvo of the iilotl tl'! is nt the iiiiivei'sul joint 27 to permit the siiw shiift to he rui-ed und lowered, the sido wiills of the slots serving iis guides end to irevent endwse 'thrust on the universal loiiit. W hen the iniiehine is ut. work, tho rethil iee exertu n liiiekwiird preswire on the new idiiift, lint tliiit pi'eieiiiro iii iiot treiisuiittod to the universel joint through the bracket'. 64 whieh lioldii the iidjimtuli ey i-hnft eetion 2) the iiiiw .':hii ft, the hoeeieiiv in itn proper i'elntioiiiihip to tho iiiiw nhuft 6,

i'nised eli'iir of the fi it" fi'iiuie willi the runner? 5, und iinid upright! nre formed with se rnieiitnl or curved slots v .wiz-'tunen to the udvitnoe of the'snws through` llb lfiii sufra: a,

becuase of the uprights 00 through the slots of which said shaft t! passes.

1. An ico harvester comprising a frame having su porting means bearingon the ice, a vertical y mova le shaft having iee-cattin saws, a motor mounted on the frame, am a longitadinally-extending sectional shaft driven b the motor, and geared to the saw rhaft. said nectioaal alnift including a aniversal joint connecting two members of the shaft, whereby the section geared to the saw shaft in. y rmitt'ed to iiwin with said shaft. means or raisin and oweam the .saw sha ft, and means 01' guiding sait saw shaft as it is raised nud lowered nml preventing end thrmit on said aniveriial joint.

2. An ice harvester comprising u fraaie having au iporting means hearing on the ee. n vertica ymo.vahle shafthavm ive-eattin saws, a motor mounted on tie frame. am a longitndinally-exteiidin sectional .shaft driven by the motor am geared to the saw shaft, said sectional shaft inelml ing a universal joint connecting two ini-no liers of the shaft, whereby the section geared to the saw shaft is iermitted to swing with said shaft, a verfica I v movable carrier liiiving bearings iii which the saw shaft iii journaled. means for moving said euri-ier to raise und depress the saws, aml means for aiding said saw shaft as it is raised and owered and preventing end thrust on said aaivenuil joint. l

- 3. Ali ice harvester comprising a frame having supportin means bearing on the ice, a vertieally-inovii ile shaft havin' irc-eab ting saws, a motor mounted on t ie trame. aud a lunghudiailly-axtendiog sectional shaft driven by the motor, and geared to the saw shaft, said sectional shaft including a universal joint connecting two members of the shaft. whereby the neetioa geared toy the saw -haft ia permitted to swing with said shaft, ii vertically-Inovable earrier having laiarings in wliieh the saw .shaft iii join"- naled, a lever fuit-rained on the franaand enga 'ed with said euri-ier, means for hielting t ie tever in ilitl'ereat positions to sop- )ort the carrier and saws at dill'eri-nt ieights, and means for gaidiagsaid. saw

shaft as it iii-raised and lowered and preventing end thrust on aaid universal oint.

4. An ice harvester comprising a ruine having au porting means bearing on the ice, a vertical y movable shafthavin'I ice-euh tin saws, a motor mounted on tai frame. am a longitadinally-extending wetional sliuft driven by the motor, uml aired to the saw shaft, said sectional sha t ineluding a universal `ioint eoimeeting two meno bers of theshaft, whereby the .-eetiou geared to the saw shaft is permitted to'swing with said shaft. a carrier movable vertically in guides on the fraaie bearings for the saw shaft pivotcd to #aid eari'ier. means for moving the carrier to raise and dept-ms the saws, and means for guidin said saw -lnift as itl is raised und lowerei und preventing end thrust on said nnivemil joint.

.\n ice harvester e'onipri-ing .i fraaie having runners, slotted upright` above Ilia runners, a driving axle, traction wheels iiflixeil to the axle, a vertically-movable transverse shaft extending through the slots of faiid iipiighta and having eolla wtiieli eoact with said apri hta to prevent endwise movement of the a aft. saws on .said shaft', a motor mounted on the frame, and driving iomieetions hetwen the motor, the axle and the saw shaft.

ti. An ice harvciiter.eiaiiprising a frame having su iporting means bearing ou the ire,

a vertical y movable shaft having ire-eat.-

tin saws, amotor mounted on t frame, am a lungitmlimilly-exteuding sectional shaft driven by the motor. and geared to the anw shaft, said sectional shaft ineludiug a universal joint miams'ting two meinbera of the nlnift, wlievelw the ei-tion, geared to tho saw ahaft in permitted to awiug with mid shaft, a clutch whereby the swinging iwi-tion may be disconaeetisl from the niotoizein'd means for guiding said mw shaft as it xa raised and lowered and prevonting end thi-nat on said universal jouit. n

iin testimony whereof I have ullixed my signature, in piesenee of ltwo witnessw.

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